The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-10

The REGIsrER extends its usual
welcome to the teachers who will as
semble here next Monday to begin
their months work in the Normal In.
stitute. 1t hopes they viii enjoy them
selves. They have had good many
months of wearing, wearying work.
It has doubtless occurred to them q good
many times too that it was thankless
and humiliating work. We hope
the Institute will help them to get rid
of that idea. People do not always
give q teacher all the praise and en-
enlargement he deserves, but it Is be-
cause they do not think about it, not
because they do not appreciate the val
lie of his labor. The people know the
worth of faithful and capable teacher
and down in their hearts there Is no
body they respect more. The IDstitu-
te will fail Of its main object II it fails
to make the teacher more faithful,
more capable and thus more worthy of
respect. 1t will also fall short of the
full measure of its usefulness If it fails
to make the teachers enjoy themselves.
We trust the Institute Of 1857 will fail
in nothing.
Noble Prentis gives the Celebration
Committee of Newton some: sugges-
tions that are very applicable just
now to any similar committee. Here
they are:
July is heard. We hope that the word, the
committee of arrangements will inscribe on
their banner will be Comfort Let there be
shade and ice water, and abundance TO eat, and
har Ynln ~ of an n n
children can see tbs procession. 1t makes no
difference what we do, If people go home hot
and dusty, and sandy and hungry, and mad.
and swearing they will never come to Newton,
or go anywhere else again on the Fourth of
Jnly. Let US have nothing on the programe,
that for want of time, or for other reasons
animals on the bills. Let the orations be short
and the procession long, and especially let the
fireworks be brilliant. 1t is the fireworks that
usually hnish making the people tired: Let
ness at intervals Of half ian hour, but. let us
have something that roars, and fizzes and
bangs and does the spect ator's soul good for
year Afterwards.
Judge L. Stillwell, of Erie, passed
through town last Monday en-route for
Fredonia. The judge is kept pretty
busy most of the time holding court,
and is disposing Of lots Of cases very
rapidly. When Judge Stillwell is on
the bench the lawyers are compelled to
attend to business and do not have any
time to idle away quibbling with each
other. This Is Stillwell's fourth year
as Judge of this district and be are glad
to say that a more just and conscien-
tious man never donned the judicial
robe. We are taking no part in poll
tics, but no better Recommendation is
needed for Judge Stillwell than the
fact that the press of this district, both
democratic and Republican are BOOM
ing him for the second term which he
so justly merits.-Benedict Echo.
Sheriff Britton returned from Kan
sas City Friday with James Wallace,
the man who attempted to steal a car
load of cattle from Strosnider. of Hum
boldt. Wallace has been in the butch
er business at Buffalo, Wilson county,
and has heretofore borne an excellent
reputation. The only explanation
given for his break is that he was
bad ly in debt and took this means to
raise money to settle his accounts. He
is bright looking young man and it
seems unaccountable that he should be
so foolish as to commit the crime with
which he is charged. We are informed
that he will probably plead guilty and
appeal to the mercy Of the court.
Petitions are being circulated for
signatures, praying the Governor for
a pardon for Samuel Willoughby now
serving a years sentence in our county
jail for assault and battery. The petit
tons appeal for mercy on the ground
that the family of the prisoner is in
INDECENT circumstances, that his moth
er is worrying herself to death over
his incarceration and that as he has
served three months of his
sentence and expresses sincere regret
for his misdeeds, the ends of justice
have been sufficiently met. We have
not learned whether the petitions are
being numerously signed or not.
Senator Allen, of Chanute, was in
town last Friday and told US that be
had positive assurance from the Santa
Fe folks that the extension of their
Chicago line from Ft. Scott to Chanute
would be built provided the franchises
should be : secured. The proposed
route of this road would take 1t through
ElSmOre and Cottage Grove townships
giving Allen county several more
miles of valuable railroad property.
We do not know. how much aid the
will be asked to vote, but
will probably be soon sub
mitted,
Letters have been received this
week from the Merchants Exchange,
of St. Louis, calling attention to the
freight rates that are
charged from that point compared
with those charged on goods sent to or
from Chicago, and asking the cooper
alton of our business men in an effort
to have them reduced. 1t is for just
such offices rs this that our Board of
Trade was organized and We trust it
will take hold of this matter at once.
Judge Stlllwell will not meet with
any opposition in this county but little
if any in Woodson and in Neosho he
will make clean sweep for reelection.
Never was a Judge so just but that he
made some enemies, yet Judge Still
well has as few toutside the penitenti-
airy walls as any man Of our acquain-
lance. Even the democratic papers of
the district are favoring his election-a
thing unlocked for, but appreciated by
the Judges Unconstitutional Adrcate.
The Directors of the Board of Trade
held meeting recently and appointed
two committees, as follows: Commit
tee on Manufactures, w. J. Evans,
w. NJ. Knapp, and J. w. Coutant.
Committee on Projected Railroads, J.
W. Scott, n. F. Acers, H. X. Buell..
w. c. Jones and r. B. Stevenson. The
former Committee on Membership,
r. w. Duffy, c. Kreuter. and c. F.
Scott were continued. r. w. Duffy
was appointed secretary.